Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety

The 36th Legislature’s Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety will meet on Thursday, December 04, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands to consider the following official agenda:

BLOCK I 10:00 A.M. – 11:15 A.M.

Bill No. 36-0139 An act amending title 31 Virgin Islands Code to assess civil liability for destruction or damage to government property through willful or negligent acts.

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner VI Police Department
Honorable Lisa M. Alejandro, Commissioner, VI Department of Property and Procurement
Honorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands

BLOCK II 11:15 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.

Bill No. 36-0105 An act amending title 7 Virgin Islands Code, chapter 13, subchapter III to prohibit the possession, sale, or manufacture of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, delta-6 THC, delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC products in the Virgin Islands and for other related purposes.

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner, VI Police Department
Honorable Louis E. Petersen, PhD, Commissioner, VI Department of Agriculture
Honorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands
Honorable Justa “Tita” Encarnacion, Commissioner, VI Department of Health
Honorable H. Nathalie Hodge, Commissioner, VI Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs
Ms. Riise Richards, Chair, VI Industrial Hemp Commission, Deputy Commissioner, VI Department of Agriculture
Ms. Joanne Moorehead, Executive Director, VI Office of Cannabis Regulation
Mr. Duane Howell, Executive Director, ARCH Institute
Ms. Lindsey Rithamel, Owner, The Remedy
Mr. William Waldo, Owner, Virgin Abis

BLOCK III 12:30 P.M. – 1:45 P.M.

Bill No. 36-0151 An act amending title 23 Virgin Islands Code regarding the illegal possession of machine guns and machine gun conversion devices.

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Mario M. Brooks, Commissioner, VI Police Department
Honorable Gordon Rhea, Esq., Attorney General of the Virgin Islands
Mr. Moleto Smith, Director, VI Law Enforcement Planning Commission
Mr. Antonio Emanuel, Director, VI Office of Gun Violence Prevention